Issue No. 61 of the Eurovision Song Contest was held yesterday in Stockholm, Sweden
The singer won with his song “1944,” which has as its background the deportation of Tatars decreed by Stalin in Crimea
Ukraine managed to win the Eurovision contest held this Saturday night in Stockholm, beating Russia, was emerging as a favorite, with a song about the deportation of Tatars ordered by Stalin.
“I want to sing a song about peace and love. What I wish to everyone is this: peace and love, “said Jamala singer of 32 years, with the trophy in hand and the flag of his country on his shoulders
Jamala, managed to win against Australia, who was second, and Russia, relegated to third place, with the theme 1944 , which tells the story of the Tatars deported from Crimea.
Although the contest judges had opted for the Australian representative Dami Im, viewers gave excitement to the end.
Ukraine managed a total of 534 points, ahead of the 511 scored by Australia and the 491 who met the Russian Serguei Lazarev.
Among the 26 finalists, bets were directed towards Lazarev , famous not only in his country but also in many other east, thanks to his singing career, actor and television host.
But Jamala was the surprise and won with a issue also touched closely because it speaks of the drama suffered by his people, including his great-grandmother.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, reacted almost immediately and said the victory of Jamala is “incredible”.
beyond the music, victory has a sweet taste for political, hard faced with Moscow since the beginning of the conflict with pro-Russian separatists in the east.
“Yes !!”, held in his twitter account leader. “A presentation and an impressive victory. All Ukraine thanks you heart, Jamala, “he said.
The edition of this year released a new broadcast system of voting which was first made public the voting of jurors of the 42 countries participating -the 50% of the total and then the part corresponding to “televoting” which was communicated to the end to win in emotion.
Ukraine, a favorite and now two wins in the history of Eurovision, achieved a total of 534 votes, compared to 511 from Australia, 491 from Russia, 307 from Bulgaria and 261 hosts Sweden
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The “top 10″ completers, in this order, France, Armenia, Poland, Lithuania -the two great surprises, and Belgium. Australia clearly dominated the ratings of the jurors, with 320 points, ahead of Ukraine (211), France (148), Malta (137) and Russia (130).
The “televoting” gave victory to Russia, with 361 votes for 334 Ukraine, insufficient to overcome the advantage he had achieved the Ukrainian Tatar figure.
Poland, which had been the worst rated by the jury with 7 votes, he surprised being the third most supported by viewers, with 222 votes, more even than Australia and Bulgaria, the fifth with more support.
was the third time Stockholm hosted the final of the festival, besides the change in the diffusion of the vote, included another novelty: the inclusion in the previous round, but not compete, members of the “Big Five” (Spain, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy and France) to have the same visibility as the rest.
Eurovision strong trod this year with its first live broadcast in the United States, which allowed him to break the record 197 million viewers last year (at press time yet the exact figure of the audience not had).
“the Eurovision song is now a real global phenomenon, “he said, pleased, producer Jon Ola Sand.
fans saw Justin Timberlake perform in premiere her new single Can not Stop the Feeling , a song full of enthusiasm that could have won the contest.
Based on the Sanremo Music Festival, the first Eurovision song contest it was the brainchild of Marcel Bezençon, former president of the European Broadcasting Union.
the ultimate goal of the organization was to unite people in music and to inform the world of European music . The contest was also intended to test the limits of technology for live broadcast.
The first festival took place on May 24, 1956 in Lugano, Switzerland, when involved seven nations. As progressed, the rules were becoming more complex and participation levels rose to over forty nations in the XXI Century and expand its influence outside the European area.
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Journalist the supplement Viva La Nacion. Bachelor of Journalism at Univerdad America. It also has studies in advertising design. He writes about television, entertainment and entertainment topics.
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